- Persons of the salaried class paid RS552BN in fiscal year 25, according to FBR data.
- The share of the household sector increases to 49.6% in July-Mars Exercise 2010.
- This increase indicates a relative expansion of residential demand.
Islamabad: The Government has collected 490 billion rupees through electricity bills in the form of restraint to restraint (WHT) and the general sales tax (TPS) of consumers for financial year 2024-25, against 600 billion rupees during the same period of the previous year.
The provisional data of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) also show that individuals in the salaried class paid 552 billion rupees by the last compilation of data during the last financial year completed on June 30, 2025 against 367 billion rupees in the previous financial year, indicating that from this class in difficulty, the government pocketed 185 billion rupees more than 2023-24.
The main official sources confirmed The news On Saturday, the FBR tax collection through electricity bills decreased during the last financial year (2024-25) to 490 billion Wht and TPS rupees, compared to 600 billion rupees in the previous year (2023-24).
There is a drop in RS110 billion in the form of the two taxes, and two of the reasons for this decrease could be the change of consumers to the installation of solar energy on roofs and reduced consumption by the industrial sector due to slow or negative growth during the last financial year.
However, the economic survey for 2024-25 explains that from July to March 2025, total electricity consumption in Pakistan was 80,111 GWh, against 83,109 GWh during the corresponding period of the 2024 fiscal year, reflecting a 3.6% drop in electricity consumption. This contraction can be attributed to current energy conservation measures, high power prices, out -of -network solar solutions and moderate industrial activity.
The household sector continued to dominate electricity consumption, its share of 49.6% (39,728 GWh) during July-Mat-Mars 2025, against 47.3% (39,286 GWh) during the same period for the year 2024.
This increase indicates a relative expansion of residential demand, possibly driven by population growth, increased use of household appliances and consumption patterns linked to stable weather conditions.
On the other hand, the economic survey showed that the consumption of the industrial sector had increased from 28,830 GWh during the financial year 2024 to 21,082 GWh during the financial year 2025.
From the real estate sector, the FBR has recovered 235 billion rupees from transactions below 236 C and K on the sale and purchase of the property.
The FBR collected 118 billion rupees at 236 ° C and RS117 billion, against 236k during the last financial year against a collection of 90 billion rupees at 236 ° C and 104 billion rupees at 236k during the year 2023-24.
Employees, the FBR has so far collected 552 billion rupees until the last provisional figures compiled by the FBR during the last financial year.
When contacted, the High-Ups FBR were of the opinion that the FBR collected 5.8 billions of rupees in the form of direct taxes during the last financial year, the major part of which was paid by the business sector.
The banking sector, he said, paid RS1 to Rs1.5 Billions as income tax and restraint. The tax rate of the banking sector oscillates around 55% and deposited nearly Rs1 billion income tax during the last financial year.
The business sector had contributed to nearly Rs 3.8 Billions to the Kitty National, they said and added that the employee’s contribution increased by 185 billion rupees during the last financial year.
During this financial year 2025-26, they declared that the major thrust would be on the effective application, if not the objective of tax collection of RS14.131 Billion would not be achieved.
Originally published in The news